Cementing machine



Aug. 10, 1943. Ejs. NOKES CEMEN'IING MACHINE Filed Sept. 26, 1940 3Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 10, 1943. as. NOKES CEMENTING MACHINE Filed Sept.26, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 k 1 NQN m Q .v QNN a, LN? {,T H IIIII -i L Q mQ wfi m g g W L E I M r m L r n m \N. I & T W gim M W a? v M n 5 m 5 "1m gm 1 1943- E. s. NOKES 2,326,249

CEMENT ING MACHINE Filed Sept. 26, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 2 l 1 34 0 O O0 m4 wig 7 Patented AugrIO; 1943 t: I

: ing articles and as jillustratedfherein is more lining ev r thecoatedcounter; :1 If

v 2326524951 3 v FCEMENH MAC t. -Ernest S. Nukes; Swampscott,'Mass,"a'ssignor to i United ShceMachinery Corporation, Fleming-.5

ten, H g nccrpoiation'cf NewJersey e teat n se tenbetzc, 155e,; Serialtie; states: v v. V 14 Clams; rater-e32); v v This-invention relates toa lniachine'for, t' Eigfiiil lustrates plac ng 5f: 1515 t fr s endparticularly r 90' a m th it n "d mi s 1Fie.4,ise ,side e1 'n'ras s 1?i@ elig t shoe counters into a'coating composition prepar-t atory toplacingithe'f'same' between a part allymachines rapidly accumulate anobjectionable jsembled'quarter'and lining. 7 tcisa'piari vivvof th neehtne;1'1 I Machinesj heretofore employed efor applying.QFigII'Iisadetail section eniarged.on'the'i1 Ineansfongoverning thegquantityfofipaste ap t," '-squeegesl;f-..a; q 1 plied to the counters.Consequently,therei has't 1' fl-F fi a c c lfin 1 eYl .I.OiE'ig beenvery little uniformity-in the quantity of 7 Showihsa t ilofthesqueegeestrip; and 1 Paste onthecounters. Furthermore 'mostf 1:EigQQ"showstheldeta l of the counte these machinesapply paste toanumber of crevice; H Hi: 3 :7 a i i counters at the same time and;sincealioftthe. Referr ;to, ,the drawings the mach ne only counterscannot be used at once, many of; them '1 pr s 'sent al y; if m -"i l1)are exposed to the air so long prior 1to.-use;that t lcompb sitio contaner! n n v the adhesivenessof the pastev is impairedj-,-. 'An supporng,fa pun en fiq g other undersirable feature is'that many of these I ne n m: e iins nt rt i gfdevice and thesqueegees,

coatingof dirty vpaste-whi chtis frequentlytransv. "The frame: Itconsists ofa'base'lB and-anfin .ferred 0 parts ofthe pper duringassembly; 5 i right 2U=f0rmed integraljtherewith base [8 e V fore, toprovide an improved machine for dipping 0f h up g t. m sr q id h W8? (FK I I 7 r and immediately thereafter removing theexcess wh ch winch? d ce re f e th s ideb 7 quantity and adhesiveness. I1' Io effect this; thethe p ht 1 hs d fr w ywitht rj forthe coating material, a, holder. forthe counter 0" 'l'h tin c s tio e er i provided for moving the wipermeans" from an rhemjby the Counter q r s it ri s o the tended below thesides. and having formed; on

n It is an object of the present invention,ptherei g Se t a p f e;Zef-Thei m d a e f m r in lly just priorcto its use 1m thel t fe lic -2th rur c I material so as to obtain a ceattn umtenn-m iet in' di n"thstley r p da-tc' machine comprises an open-mouthed container fi e wOverlapping the Slidei mounted above the container, and means for qif ifi eub gh yfl'lgfackett (Fieflx i e movingthe holder fromits initialposition above which extends q efl the fa' f the container into and outof: the container. In f t ri ht. Thee ra ket is provided wit-hie:

accordance-with the invention, wiper'means'is n e a te h r face: i I

mounted adjacent to the container andmeans is of the-.upnglWanduponeeledge 1 formed trans? versely of the;upright and-j'is"fastenedingplace by. 1

a V '39. lIhebracket-is substantall a hollow' V IIIODG IatIVG'DOSItIOIIto an operative position in- 7 I y,

tersecting the path of ve ff l, bunterf rectangle, the opposite endsl},(Fig.7!) being exmouth of the container. A l r t he theirinner SldeSchannels 4 for the receptlon o I V V upper flanged e'dgeslM ofthe"containerl2:

aforesaid Wiper means comprises a pa r of squeee moved into an operativeposition they engage the.

When the 'containeri is mounted in the;bracket v 'its'mouth registerswith the walls of therectari; gular'bracket which in effect 'forrn" anupper'eXjtension of theiwalls cf thecontainert A'springp're'ssed'latchlfi '(Fig. 4) is fasftenedby. a screw 48 to'the frontwall of the bracket and adapted; I 'to' be turnedsothat a'projecting'fing'er53't1iere f h container t e on engages a-1coss 52{fc'irmed'o-nthefrontiwall'of'-' 7' e structural ls and e'i e a o 55 the container,thereby h'oiding the container-in w will now be desoribedwith referenceto the ac- I place; Ap'in fid (tithe boss 52 actsasfa'stopior V ,1companying drawings, in which Y the latch. j '1 Fig. 1 is a frontelevation, partly in section; 7 V A 'rearwardlyiextending bay" SEKFi g";is

Fig. 2 is a detail of the'squeegeenperating iormed'infthei'rearwall jof'thecontainer'whichf-- m h ni m? 1 :55' extends from the'topedgeof thecontain'er dew gees mounted at'th'e opposite sides of the con; tainer insuch a manner -that"when ,they are opposite sides of the counterthereby. to wipe the excess coating material'from the counterand toserve atrthe same time to closethemouth of 68 upon 'whichithe jlo'w'erTethe Qcontaline'r.

t the bottorh bi the contatiner where.

it runs into'a we1158 (Figel) formed atvthe bot- I toni ofthecontainerjfor-ai purpose to behere --inafter described.i While theover-alldimensions of the 'container could be made to'inciude the [hay56 and thewell '58, itis consideredto be hetter1practice,from thestandpointof the con- V js'erv ation jOfjth coating composition, to useas small zt quentity- 122s ifeasible, land ion this wee-5' son the r:

resent "container has been'r edueedin eap -acit'yinrthe Way illustrated.To permit fillin or replenishing the container with coating composition,a spout {57 is formed at Orie -end; thereof, the open end of thespoutbeing closed by a, cover-59 pivotelly mounted' thereonfl-by :a

"comprises a p'airof 01113516 (Fig. 9) Consisting of fingersEZ anqsp'ring'strips V64 seoured thereto,

another over'the top o f the container; thereby 715- screw and spring 63and 85 respectiveixand j arranged to el ose against fa'stop pin 1Fig;"6)'.-

; Th holding device -I 4 (Fig.1 1) ifojr thencounter and toiopen it n Yintroduction of thefcou'nter. This is effected by the arrangementandfoperation oi the aforesaid squeegeescll, Thesqueegees aresoconstructed that in their'operativ e position they engage one acting asa cover to" close the mouth of the contain'er.

the holder and counter and "are "closed to the position shown in dottedlines just prio xto the withdrawal of'the counter, As a. result, the'jcou'nte'ris pushed up between the spring-pressed mergins of the:rubber strips 85 which remove the'exeesspaste from-the surface of thecounter,

' 'the 'excesspaste running back into thecontainer. I 'Ilhe rodssfliupon which the squeegees are mounted are operated in timedrelation'with the b boit sfifi. aEaeh' fingerispr ovided with ledge l Vp p v so of theeoountergelfi rests, the spring 7 strips 111counter-dipping means as folowsi Meshing gears Thef rodf I68 issuppoi'ted etl'itsupper end ;Lh. a. I v iu' n'i s 4 ito' n"u n iii k 1Prom t n rom kst ib l laterally and jdownwa'rjdiy fro'r'nft I slide;2e." 1 Apa ii off adjustalole jioliers jl lfi Land position, shown inFig; 7, to the closed position;

I iii-dotted lines, whereby-the mzirgihal portions or thereundersurfaces are pressed against i each other, therebyiorming squeegeesierre:

moving excess coating) meteria11 worn the mun? ter Me it iswithdrdwnfrom the container.

. 'lhe lengagingjsiiriace's etthe rubber strips are striatemvas shown:atsflfifi, 8L) ,so that 8111 the paste will not be squeezemtsom thsurface of f the counter. I In order to securely PIGSSjfihG fi-IEI'Q marportions of the rubber. strips togetherm thei rclnsed positiom' :ezt'chstrip is backed Jay a;

pinrelityhf :spii-ngfingezs QL fIhe spring-fingers consist; of a seriesiof individual hooked fingers ,:'1 iasteneld togthe caiSti'ngS"Hrwiththein ortions; hen-ring E against margiml jportimi oftherubberstrips Theispring fingers 1* havejinwrned lower ends 1(Fig.5.?) received in r I socketsin the \castingnew are secur -edinplace by strips 94 overlaying the stems of the fingers an'd fixed tothe castingiby screws 96'.- o r v 51m? order toy eeei thegpaste'ofy-um-fornr con' sisten'cy and to reduoe loss eh ardeningtmnd .dm e sll-isedesirabie to keep theicontainer closed fijournaleaet theirfend'sinihearihg blocks 82 (Fi'gi19-which in'tufrn arefixed to'thefendsof Ptl'ie brecket 34. e Eaphcdstin'gilfl is recessed at M through its entirelength and aj-ruhbe'rorvother ne ne1estripe5ismd thereiniand' securedthere:

; ',m ey baeki-ng" strips ifsorfwedjto thefcasting byscrews so. Theoverhanging edges bf the ruhber strips are more than iong enougmo meet Ywhen the castings-are rotated from the upright" stop pin l 23 limitsjusfied -position of said collars determines the tiinfwhengthelever II15 willibe n 1ovfi ldownfor 1 11p to" open 'or close"thejsqueegeesjflinorder to" I give a'TaPidjOrsnapQahtion to't'heTopening'and elosing-o f-the squeege'esgaiieverfi isfalso fixed to the gear segment I03; theendbithedeVer being urgedsto'turn the-sheift Iliflineitherhimotion'bya-springizl lifestened ztt one end to the clever I22end'jett :th-otheh end toia'n eye bolt -I26jfixed tothef platform fiq Bythis arrangement' as soo r i als either 'eolleh H8 or jm pushes the arm1.96 so that l the iever I 22 passes dead eenter 'ineithei difection,the spring wiiltake hold and snajp the geer'segrnent around so"that thesqueegees are thrown opener closed reipidlyl the opening moyement ofthesector I02} V I s o 1 EIn-orderto reduce the possibility'of 's'traypaste comingin contact with 'the'operators hands; a t cover 1.281smounted on the upper edgesoi the bracket 34" and is i adapted 7 to"ienciose the {squee gees; the cover 128 being providedwithafnarrowslotJAIL-through; which the counter holder may move freely."

The re ciprocation-oftheleg lfi supporting the counter holder- I4.' is,accomp1ished by the slide i I V 2 8 to which it is securedeby means ofthe stub '50,

t'o-en d' relation; ,withjithefupper end of :the'leg V I6 by alscrew I34(Fig. 1),. It may beneeessary to adjust thellengith; of the leg 16 v h hcounter holder ma y' 'lfl t toms'ure complete 'submerging oI' thecounter and yetnot permit 'theflerms "I2 ito strike the bottom; oi thecontainen Tothis end; a thimble "Itlijs' pinned o The .serewI 134iSfpaSSed'thiOllgh the stubs into in anhx'iai bore I38 'forrhed intheleg. 76, the

upper end. of the thimble being telescopically received in afbore I40formed in the stub I15.

the bore I40 where itis threaded into the upper 1 end of the thimble,thereby permitting vertical adjustmentofythe Ieg ISs To prevent turningof the leg with respect to the stub I lfigthe'lower ionly long enough toperniit the V The squeegeesare so tirned in their Q j movementthattheygrefopenedtothe;position 1 shown in Figl'? in full lines-forthe'admission of extendin p. oriuie formed at the upper end of thelegv.

The'slide 2a 'isprovided at its upper end with a rearwardly" extendingbiiurca'tedilbracket I144 2,326,249 end of the stub'is 'pi'ovided-with'agram/e142; I (Fig. 9) which dovetails: with? a tongus ls fastenedbyaspin J59 tolone end of a walking I beam I 52, the latter beingpivotally secured near one end to theba'ckl'of the upright2iltbyialloolt 453. Between the bolt I54 and 'the pinlSQYone end' oi apitma'n- ,I56 is pivotal1y secured to the walking beam I52,- the othertendof the pitman I56 being-secured by a pin ISB 'to'therim of a" diskIE "which formseon'e 'element' oi a one revolution clutch.The'di'sk-Ifiilis freely mounted -on a shaft I62 upon which thereiisfastened a plate I6 having aplurality of holes IESKFig'.

5) 'around its' periphery, for a purpose which will" -A boss I68is'forzned on the .disk I58 closeto its edge'and in the boss there is anaperture I78 receiving 'a headed pin -I'i2,

appearhereinaiter.

the end of' the pin-extending from the inner face of the disk I.Sdagainstthe inner -face of the plate I54. The pin H2 is adaptedtoenter' one of the holes I66 in the plate I64-to lock the disk andplate together for driving the disk} and 1 order to hold the-pin againstthe "plate so th'at it-will ehter one *of 'the holes when. the pin andhole register, aspring I'I I (Fi'g.';4) isdisposed' behind the head ofthe pin'in the aperture litp Since the counter is to beheld-after it iscoated-in a position fonthefapplication of a quarter and lining thereto,thecluteh is arranged; so that it} will'mak'e' one complete revolution;thereby lowering the holder into-thecontainer; V lifting it outfanclholding it above the "container." To this end, a trip le'ver I76 isprovided, the free end of which rests-against the periphery of the diskI65 and which may loo-moved to iandfrom the plate by rotation of a shaftI18 to which it} is fixed The rotation of the shaft I18 is-efiected bydepressing a :hand lever 18% pivoted at its flange I88 on the upright295 v l The headed end of the pin I12 isprovided with 'a projectingtooth "I 88 which extends from' the periphery of the disk, and the freeend of the lever I76 is provided with a graduallysloping cam surface I9%) (Fig. 4) over which the tooth illustratedinFig'S. g g p Themachineis so'con'structed,andarranged mid point on a-holt lee fixed tothe upright and. v

The shaft 22,0-is driven by. wayi'of spectively': v 7

When the machine disk I which; through thewalkin g beam 152,

" slide'28, and rod I08, successively opensfthesqueee gees, moves the 1holder-l4 into the container} closes the squeegees, and withdraws'theholden-z thereby pushing the coated counte'r upward-1y? over thecoated counter and-pressed about it that it may be used asa-benchmachine or i i may be mounted on any machine which'performs l; 1 f thesucceeding operation after the quarter, lining and counter areassembled, such, for example, as

a heel end forming andcounter incldin'g machine';

. Having-described my invention, what I-clairh;

the United'State'S i815 as newand desire tojsecureiby hetters Patent'si1-. In'a machine for coatin'g' a counter; a containerfaholder for'saidcounter; saidholder be f ing mountedabove'the container, meansfor mew;ingsaid holder fromits initial position'above th out ofthecontainer,wipers mountedfadjacentto thecontaifieryand means container intoand tomove .said wipers from aninop'erative'position to an operative positionintersecting the-plane of the path of movement ofthe countr'holder'; as

' it" is withdrawn fromsaid container, said wipers the container.

passes during each revolution of the disk. As

the tooth rides up on the cam surface Ifiil, the end of. the pin, I72 iswithdrawn from the hole it occupies in the plate, thereby breaking thedrivebetween the disk and'the plate. To prevent the momentum of the diskI69 from carrying by,

ledge I92 is formed on the lever I16 which catches and holds the toothI88. By pushing down on the hand lever I86, the lever H6 may again bearagainst-theconstantly rotating plate I64, whereupon it will fall intoone of the holes 466 and resume the drive for another revolution.

Toinsure stopping of the slide at the topposie' tion to hold it duringthe manipulation of the 7 be withdrawn so that thepin I12 is permittedto work, a spring I94 (Fig. 1 is fastened to the lower end of thewalking beam and to'the platform 22 by an eye bolt I96.

in theinoperative position closing the mouth of 2. In a machine forcoatinga counter, a con tainer having a mouth, a holder forsaid counter,said holder being mounted above the container, means for moving saidholderfrom it"s'initial position above the container into and outofthecontainer, wipers mounted adjacent tofthe container, and means operableto move the wipers from an inoperative positionfto an operative po-f Isition intersecting the planeof the path of movement of the counterholdenisaid means being interconnected with the m'eans for moving thefl;counter holder so that the movement of th counter holder into and out ofthe container is 7 preceded and'followed'by the movementsof the 7 wipersout of and into operative position.

3. In a machine for coating a counter, a con tainer, a holder for saidcounter, means for mov ing said holder'into andv out ofthe containenisqueegee means mounted adjacent to-said container, and means to movesaid squeegee means toward the plane of the pathof movement of journaledapairiof bearingsflila and'zfiflsup; ported on the'platform 22 byap1ais'2t21snd, L "uprights 20.4.; A beveled gear 206 is fixed to theshaft' lfiz between the bearingsgand'inesheswith I another beveledgear2fi8fifixedfto a. shaft 2H1 V mounted at right'angles to the shaftI62. (Fig..' V 6). The shaft,ZIBiSjournaledin anoutboard..

' bearing2l2 extendingiffroma casinglZM .-bolte d to theplatform:22.:.-The casing--2I4-house's'a; gear ZIB (Fig. 4): fastened to theinner; end'off the shaft I it andaworm 2I8 which meshe'sa'with c thegear ZIfi-fixed-toa shafttlifjourneiled i'n 'a I bearing 222;

gears 224-;and 226,- the gear 225 rinz turn being I driven by abelt andpulleyf 2'28 and ZBil," r'e-" is :in operation, a fiat'dry I V oruncoated counter is placed in the clip -50, as". shown in'Figql; and'then' thehand-lever I84. I is'depre'sseds Depressing the hand lever l84fconf nects the constantly driven plate I'M. with the .container; I a 4.In ajmachme ioricoatinga counten-afconportions of said wigniece-contact; P1,; g cg 9.}In a-machine ior coating a counter,ai'contamer, a; holder for}; said counter movable into. and out or'thecontainer, wipers'movable-toland from each other; andmeansiorisuccessively operg Latins? the wipers and'theholder tocauselthe- V wipers to -move awayfrom'one anotherl simul the counter Iholder as it. is withdrawn-3cm said tainer'havingamouth, a liold'er forsaid counter,

means for moving said holder f ll 1170 and out of the container throughsaidimouth, a member mounted adjacent to said container; asqueegeeflflxed'fto said 'member, and means t 'move" said memb er 'acro'ssthemouth of said. container "toward the plane of the-path of movementofsaidcounter: holder. as it. is .withdrawn from the] icontainer. I? r IIna machineiorecoating a counter, a con-.-

tainer, a holder for aid counter, means for mov ing said holder into andouti oi the container;

'squeegees mounted "at opposite sides of the conjtainer, and means formovingsaid squeegees'into i V path of movement of the counter holderasit is withdrawn from the, containers J I 6. Ina machine forcoatingax,counter, .a container', a holder ,ior said counter, means forTheir-:-

ingsaidfholder, intoand cut of E the container,

V opposed squeegees, means for" moving said squeee fisiinto contact withthe opposite. sides of the' counter as itis withdrawn; and meansfor-yield- V ably pressingsaid squeegees against said counter! '7. In a'machine for coatingacounter, a con-f fltainerga holder for saidcountersmeans for. mov:

* ing. said holder into and'outI-of the container; Squeegees; transversestriations on the-inner-mar-f g-inayportions-of said :squeegees,andlmeanswfor moving said striated marginal'rporltions ginto' con-' taetwith, one another between theopposite sides of the container as thecounter 18. 111 a; machine for coating a; counter, akcon- I holder. iswithdrawn from the container? W 7 the container and to m'oveintoengagementwith V one' another before the' holder is movedout ofthecontainen; g

J10. Ina machine for coating a counter, a'con- 'tainer, a holder'forsaid counter; mean for moving' said holder into and out of thecontainer, I wiper means mounted amacent to said container,

and means to movesaidwiper means intocontact with said counter; saidlast-named means being operatively connected to .the' means for movingthe holder. f a v I 11;. In a machinefor coating a counter, a container,a holder for; saidcounter, wipers movable into contact witlilthecounter, reciproc'able means, means connectingsaidholderwith saidreciprocable" means, mechanism operable to move g V said wipers, meansconnectingysaid mechanism engagement with each otherzin theplaneof thet-ion;

' $12. A'machinefor coating a-flat'counter comprising a container,means; for holding the counter, means for moving said counter holdingmeans into and out of thecontainer, squeegeesmovable into andout ofengagementfcr' contacting the opposite sides of the counter, said meansfor move ring said counter holding means being arranged to initiatethermovement of the Squeegees, and

other means for completing the movement of the Squeegees.

'13, A machine for coatings. flatcountercomprising a'container, meansfor holding the counl ,ter, means for moving said counter holdingmeansinto jandout of the container, Squeegee movable toward one-another,forcontacting the Oppo- 1 site 'sidesof the counter, said means 7 formovtainer; aholder for said counter; means for move 1 in; said holderinto and out $01; the; container,

flexiblefwipers mounted attopposite sides of the container, the width ofeach wiperbeinggreater j than "half the distance .between'i'saidopposite sides, ,andme'ans forimoving saidwip'ers into ent gagementwithone another iizhereloythe marginal ers-are bent back into face--120-taneottsly with the movement of the. holder into ing said counter,holding means being arranged V to initiate'the movement of theSqueegees, and a spring for; completing the movement .of the squeegees.a

14. A machine for eoating a flatjcounter comprising a containenparallelshafts journaled at the opposite sides ofthe container, squee fismounted on :said shaits; meshing gears on adjacent ends of saidshaits,ia gear sector meshing witho'ne of'said:-gears, means for turningsaid sector, and means operable at a predetermined 'point in the angularmovement of said sector ,-rapidly to; accelerateithe turning of thesector to imparta snap action to the squeegees.

ERNEST s, NOKE'S.

